Birth flower for January 23
Julian primrose
Meaning: young love
The Julian primrose takes its name from one of its parents, Primula juliae, a small primrose found in the Caucasus around 1900 and named after Julia Mlokosiewicz, who discovered it. Breeders crossed it with polyanthus primroses to create compact plants with large flowers in nearly every color. In Japan these hybrids, simply called juliana, became one of the most popular winter pot flowers.